Gilded bronze Baiser de paix (Kiss of Peace), depicting the - Lot 55

Gilded bronze Baiser de paix (Kiss of Peace), depicting the Virgin and Child in profile, with a mid-body view, after Donatello. Architectural frame with pilasters adorned with shells and flowers, base bearing the inscription *SANCTVS*SALVA[T]OR*MONDI* (Holy Savior of the World) and pediment topped by a cross depicting God the Father between two putto heads; handle on the back in the form of a scrolled foliage scroll. Beautiful patina and workmanship. Veneto, late 15th century H. 13 cm - L. 7.7 cm Inventory numbers on back N°7885 / N°690 / N°176 (very slight deformations) Works consulted : - G. Bekker, Europaïsche Plaketten und Medaillen vom 15. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert, Grassimuseum Leipzig, 1998, p. 22. - Musei Civici di Padova, Bronzi e plachette, 1989, p. 39-40. - J. Warren, Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum, Volume 3, Plaquettes, p. 809. - Musei civici di Brescia, Placchette secoli XV-XIX, Neri pozza editore, 1974, n°12, p. 8 and n°66, p. 51.